Assistant Manager - Logistics - Transport Operation
Assistant Manager – Logistics – Transport Operation
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), manufacturer of Elephant House Soft Drinks and Ice Creams is a leading consumer food company in Sri Lanka. CCS is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC.
The company is seeking a suitable candidate to fill the position of Assistant Manager – Logistics – Transport Operation. The position exists to be responsible for primary distribution of ice cream; Providing transport to employees (contractor passenger transport); Maintenance of company vehicles, payments relating to transportation and local purchases within statutory and organizational guidelines.
Job Responsibilities
- Planning out routes as well as operations and maintenance in order to deliver ice cream as per the plan by sales division and distributors in a timely manner.
- Manage the company-owned freezer truck fleet to ensure availability and readiness for daily operations.
- Plan out routes and provide transport for employees in a cost-effective manner in order to ensure all relevant employees have transport in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
- Oversee staff transport operations through contracted third-party service providers.
- Plan out routes and provide transport for employees in a cost-effective manner in order to ensure all relevant employees have transport in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
- Ensure adherence to quality parameters such as ISO standards, 5S and general housekeeping.
- Ensure third-party transport service providers comply with company service standards, safety policies, and legal requirements.
- provide regular reports and monitor KPIs in the transport department to ensure efficient operations within the given budget
Person Specifications
- Degree in Logistics / Transport Management / Operation Management or equal qualification or a corporate member of Chartered Institute of Logistics with minimum 2-4 years of hands-on experience in logistics & fleet management including labor handling.
- Fleet management in large scale operations & world trends in effective fleet management.
- Sound Knowledge in Fleet management, labor handling, continuous improvement methodologies to improve KPI's, Manufacturing Consumer Food Products and related Food Technology, Total Quality Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Methodology, Health and Safety legislations.
- Building High Performance Teams; Analytical; Innovative; Communication; Adaptability; Negotiation; Decision making and problem Solving; Organization; Attention to detail.
- Previous experience with ERP systems, TMS, and Power BI will be an added advantage
If you are confident that you possess the above requirement, please send your cv, which includes the names of two non-related referees. Click on the advert now to join our team via Elephant House Careers site.